As our business continues to evolve to meet the needs of an increasingly mobile workforce, PWT has joined with ADP to provide a full-service online payroll and payroll tax solution designed to be simple, straightforward and intuitive.  This powerful web-based payroll application will make it simple to access your payroll anywhere, anytime and from any Internet connection. There’s no software or installation required – so even when you are on the go, you can access your own payroll records and enter in your time.  ADP offers Mobile Solutions that are user-friendly, intuitive and secure apps that extend the workplace beyond the traditional office to a highly mobile and distributed workforce.

Please watch for future time and dates to attend employee training sessions, we will begin utilizing their systems June 4, 2012.

From the Desk of David Majidi, PWT Controller

In a special ceremony, WAPA Chief Operating Officer Tony Montoya recognized Mary and her team members for their dedicated efforts, technical expertise, exemplary support, teamwork and coordination that directly contributed to the success of the STRIPES project.

Western’s Procurement Division implemented the DOE’s STRIPES system on February 1, 2012.  All new, procurement-related award actions will be processed and issued from the STRIPES system

Hsu’s work includes co-founding the International Multi-Cultural Institute that exists to promote harmony, eliminate prejudice and discrimination, combat community deterioration, and defend human and civil rights. As part of her passion for community work, Ms. Hsu also created the two-day Colorado Dragon Boat Festival, an inclusive celebration of Asian culture through visual, culinary and performing arts.

Ms. Hsu and her husband, Dr. Tai-Dan Hsu, co-founder and CEO of PWT, are both strong supporters of cultural diversity, opportunity, and education. They work to share these principles with all those touched by their business and in the expansion of their inclusive community.

Mr. Bill Pancake of Pacific Western Technologies, Ltd and Colonel John D. Keenan, Deputy Garrison Commander at Fort Carson, Colorado

Award for Excellence presentation made to Mr. Bill Pancake of Pacific Western Technologies, Ltd by Colonel John D. Keenan, Deputy Garrison Commander at Fort Carson, Colorado on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at the Environmental Quality Control Committee quarterly meeting.

Hsu’s work includes co-founding the International Multi-Cultural Institute that exists to promote harmony, eliminate prejudice and discrimination, combat community deterioration, and defend human and civil rights. As part of her passion for community work, Ms. Hsu also created the two-day Colorado Dragon Boat Festival, an inclusive celebration of Asian culture through visual, culinary and performing arts.

Ms. Hsu and her husband, Dr. Tai-Dan Hsu, co-founder and CEO of PWT, are both strong supporters of cultural diversity, opportunity, and education. They work to share these principles with all those touched by their business and in the expansion of their inclusive community.

Mr. Bill Pancake of Pacific Western Technologies, Ltd and Colonel John D. Keenan, Deputy Garrison Commander at Fort Carson, Colorado

Award for Excellence presentation made to Mr. Bill Pancake of Pacific Western Technologies, Ltd by Colonel John D. Keenan, Deputy Garrison Commander at Fort Carson, Colorado on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at the Environmental Quality Control Committee quarterly meeting.

Duane Redford: PWT autoCAD specialist on the GSA contract and fly-fishing guide

I am a retired school teacher working in support of GSA for the last four years as an AutoCAD specialist.  One of my great passions is my part-time fly-fishing business that kick-starts in March and goes through November.

Before PWT, I really had to scramble to be able to find time for my passion and, frankly, my schedule was sometimes a nightmare. Well, along came Pacific Western Technologies providing support to the GSA contract.

PWT’s commitment to providing intelligent support to GSA with flexible employee scheduling has allowed me to give full commitment to both my GSA work and my love of fly-fishing.  I can easily design a schedule that fits the needs of the GSA contract and allows me to continue my fly-fishing business. I’ve also figured that I’ve reduced my driving miles by about 2,500 per year, since PWT makes it possible to perform a lot of my work remotely.

I’m happy to say that working with PWT on the GSA contract is a personally satisfying partnership. It makes me happy, provides the GSA with high-quality service, earns PWT employee loyalty, and helps take care of the environment. Fly-fishing, anyone?

Nicole Friesen works hard at providing excellent customer service and GSA has noticed.  GSA customers have praised Nicole for her work by stating, “During the Christmas Holiday, we were short several Contract Specialist and Project Managers.  We have a new customer in Fort Hood Texas with potential revenue of about $10,000,000.  Nicole stepped in and assisted the Contracting Officer to get out 12 new projects.  She was very instrumental in providing the Perfect Customer Experience.  Although, several people were out of the office the customer did not know due to her efforts.  This customer called with praises of Nicole’s work.  Due to the customer service along with team work, this customer has decided to do additional work with GSA.”

Excellent job Nicole!  Nicole is an asset to PWT and to the customers she supports at GSA.

During the last team TAG staff meeting, Roger Kubik and Rod Keiscome presented on the efforts and needs of the Samaritan House and the Denver Rescue Mission.  After the Team TAG staff meeting Judith Line became very interested in the Samaritan House and contacted Roger Kubik about their needs.  Roger Kubik has been working with the Samaritan House for many years.  They started to collaborate together and Judith began to pass the list around to those she knew such as friends, neighbors and some churches.  She knew that at times GSA has contributed to these types of efforts so she has contacted GSA to see if they might be interested in donating excess office supplies to them as well.  Judith is now working with GSA to assist in gathering their donations to the effort.

Judith has collected about 6 bags of various items and several boxes of binders for the Samaritan House so far, if you are interested in also making donations please contact Judith Line or Roger Kubik to coordinate your efforts.  Judith’s email address is judith.line@gsa.gov and Roger’s email address is roger.kubik@gsa.gov.

Click Here to View Samaritan House Wish List

The Integrated Environmental Data Management System (IEDMS) was developed for the GSA at the Denver Federal Center (DFC) to perform a suite of data management and analysis functions. The most unique of these functions is the ability to clarify regulatory decision-making with data that are at or below reporting limits.

Environmental investigation and remediation can generate massive amounts of data that must be managed and analyzed to support regulatory decisions regarding environmental cleanup levels. A complex challenge common to types of projects involves data levels that are above minimum detection limits (MDLs) and below reporting limits (RLs). This can leave a regulatory “gray area” where the data aren’t verifiable enough to substantiate cleanup. The IEDMS was created to be able to verify this type of data.

The DFC’s unique manufacturing and research history, combined with its current potential for use, resulted in the challenge to process and analyze difficult-to-characterize data that would satisfy stringent regulatory criteria. The IEDMS provides data verification and analysis at the lowest limits of data detection to enhance complex regulatory decision-making at the DFC.

Two years of collaboration among the developing parties resulted in the creation of logic flow chart software that verifies data to a degree that “off-the-shelf” environmental data management products can’t. After verification, the system can then manage and analyze the data to support the DFC’s regulatory remediation parameters.

In addition to its primary function, the IEDMS also allows users to produce data reports from common pre-programmed queries, run statistical calculations from single sampling events to multiple time/set parameters, identify geographic data relationships and support GIS shapefiles to assist with geographic services support, and produce a variety of custom graphics and reports that can be exported into other commonly used applications.